Ebook platforms and collections

Click on the titles below to learn more about each ebook platform or collection's functionality.

The library doesn’t purchase every ebook on every platform, so you might see ebooks to which you don’t have access on a publisher’s website or platform. The best way to check for access to an ebook is by searching the library catalogue.

If you have the option of downloading a book for offline reading, you may be asked to download Adobe Digital Editions.

You will be connected through the Taylor and Francis Platform. Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "Read Online" to read the book in the viewer and advance page by page or click "Download book" to download the full text of the book.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

It varies. Most books are unlimited, but some books allow only one user at a time.

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download ranges of pages as a PDF.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

Most books are available as PDF files, you can download them for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to create lists, save searches, and receive alerts. To create an account, you may need to follow strict password requirements. You can also highlight text to search on Google, or copy to a clipboard. Some titles do not have full in-text search, and some may not have a table of contents.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue the book will display in the viewer. Scroll down to advance pages

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but to download sections you must provide your email.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual page ranges as a PDF file by providing your email. The platform will send you a download link that is valid for 30 days. You can also download the full book as a PDF, OCR, JP2 or ALL file.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download the full book as a PDF, OCR, JP2 or ALL file for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can download a high-resolution version of any page or image for re-use in a publication. You can also generate a URL for the page you view.

Once connected to a book through the library catalogue, click on any page in the table of contents to start reading. If you wish to access the whole platform, click 'Connect'. At the new page, hover over 'Product Login' at the top right corner and click on 'Ovid'. You will be brought to the Books@Ovid platform.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as a PDF file by clicking 'Export to PDF', or to a HTML or ASCIII (DOS/Windows/Mac/Unix) file by clicking 'Save to Disk'.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to add bookmarks, save a book to your bookshelf, and create notes. You can adjust the size or exclude graphs, images, and tables completely when you click 'Print'.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter in the table of contents to begin reading. The book will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print individual chapters as HTML files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to use tools like labeling or 'starring' search results and found articles, making search alerts and saving search results. You can only access the platform on one window per session.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on a chapter to download as a PDF in a pop-up window, or send to Kindle, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Some titles can also be viewed in HTML.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but if you want to access the books using Kindle, Dropbox or Google Drive, you'll need an account for one of those services.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as a PDF file, or multiple chapters as a PDF in a .zip folder.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can export citations and save books to bookmarks. You must ensure your browser has enabled pop-ups to view the book.

You will be connected through the Taylor and Francis Platform. Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "Read Online" to read the book in the viewer and advance page by page or click "Download book" to download the full text of the book.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited.

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can download or print individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

Most books are available as PDF files, you can download them for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to create lists, save searches, and receive alerts. To create an account, you may need to follow strict password requirements. You can also highlight text to search on Google, or copy to a clipboard. Some titles do not have full in-text search, and some may not have a table of contents.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue the book will display in the viewer. Scroll down to advance pages.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

The rules vary according to the book. In some cases, you can print or download the entire book directly by clicking "Download PDF". Otherwise, you can print or download up to 10% by using the “Print” function.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download some titles as an PDF file for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to add comments, create in-text annotations, put personal bookmarks, track your reading history, add titles to bookshelves and generate a shareable link for your bookshelves. The platform is best viewed in Google Chrome.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "Read Online" to begin reading. The book will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but if you want to read books offline on your computer, you'll have to create an Adobe Digital Editions. For mobile device or tablet, you'll have to download the Bluefire reader app.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

It varies. Both single-user and unlimited.

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

The rules vary according to the book. In some cases, you can print or download up to 20% or a single chapter of a given book, by using the “Chapter Download” function. In other cases, there are no restrictions on downloading.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

This also varies. You must setup an Ebook Central account in order to download full books, as well as install Adobe Digital Editions to read on your PC, or Bluefire Reader to borrow on your mobile device. Borrowing periods can vary from 1 day to 21 days.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to add notes, add highlights or bookmarks, and save a book to your bookshelf.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter in the table of contents to begin reading. The book will open in your browser. For books that cannot be viewed online, click on a chapter to download as a PDF.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to save searches, create bookmarks, track actions and make citation alerts.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter in the table of contents to begin reading. The chapter will open in your browser or can be downloaded as a PDF or EPUB file.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF or EPUB files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account for features such as lists, citation and publication alerts, saved searches and favourites. You can click on references to search directly on Google Scholar. Not all books have full in-text search.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "PDF" or "HTML" beside any chapter in the table of contents to begin reading. The book will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to track your search history and make alerts for citations, conferences, and publications. Your account may more than an hour to become active. You can download up to ten PDF files directly from a search as a .zip file.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "PDF" or "HTML" beside any chapter in the table of contents to begin reading. The book will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download books with an IGI Global account.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to mark books as favourites and save searches. To create an account, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your mailing address and phone number. You can click on references to search directly on Google Scholar, CrossRef, and DOI.org.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter in the table of contents to view the chapters as a webpage or to download a PDF or ePUB file. Or, where available, click "PDF book", "ePub book" or "Kindle" to download the whole title for offline use.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but you'll need an ereader or ereader software on your mobile device to use the ePub and Kindle formats.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF or EPUB files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download select titles for offline use as PDF, ePub or Kindle files.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can download books to your e-reader in PDF or ePUB formats and take advantage of multimedia content integrated in IOP eBooks. You can also download figures and images as PowerPoint slides.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click the "Table of Contents" tab and then the title of any chapter. On the chapter page, click PDF to read the full text of the chapter. If there is no chapter link, click "Free Access" to read the full text of the chapter.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to access features like reading lists and saved searches. You can also download figures and images as PowerPoint slides. You cannot search the full-text of the book.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter in the table of contents in the left-hand menu to begin reading. The book will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but for offline use on a mobile device, you can download the free Knovel ToGo app for IOS/Android.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files. There is a download limit of roughly 10% or 25 pages per title.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download books to the Knovel ToGo app for offline use for up to 30 days.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a Knovel ToGo account to download books, add notes, make folders, save content and searches, and create alerts. You can use the Material Platform Search to search for scientific property information. You can also calculate equations with the Interactive Equations software, convert units with the built-in unit converter, consult the periodic table, and make use of other tools from the Knovel Integrations and Promotional toolkit.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, the book will display in the viewer. Advance page by page or click the contents icon to jump to a specific section.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download selected page ranges or the fulltext of the book.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download the full book as a PDF file for offline use. Books owned by foreign universities do not allow full-text download.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a temporary collection of books during your session and view collections created by other users. You can also create a personal account to create private or public collections. To create an account, you can log in via Google, Facebook, Twitter, AOL, LinkedIn, Windows Live, Yahoo, or create an account on the platform. You can download metadata from your search results. For newer titles, you can view the book in text-only format. You can also generate a URL for the page you view, or copy the HTML code to embed the book into a website or blog.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "PDF" or "PDF plus" to download the full book, or click on the book's title to access the table of contents and navigate to a particular chapter.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF or PDF Plus files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download the full book as a PDF or PDF Plus file for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to receive citation alerts and search alerts, or add a book to your favourites. To create an account, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your mailing address. You cannot search the full-text of the book.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter in the table of contents to begin reading or use the arrows at top to advance pages.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but to download books for offline use, you'll have to create an Adobe Digital Editions and MyiLibrary account.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

It varies. Some books are limited to a single user at one time. If you are denied access, try again later or create a MyiLibrary account to place a hold on a book and receive an email when it becomes available.

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download up to 10% of a given book as a PDF.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download some books for a seven-day loan period with a MyiLibrary and Adobe Digital Editions account. You can also place a hold on a book for 48 hours before downloading.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to download books for offline use, save searches, and create notes. You can download up to 99 books at one time for 7 days each, but you cannot return your downloaded items early.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter title in the contents to begin reading. The chapter will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to save searches, annotate the text, mark favourites, and create groups. You can see specific instances of your search keyword in the text. You can also see annotations as highlighted text when you print. For newer books, you can scan the QR code from your download to generate the book URL.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter title in the contents to begin reading, and then on a page in the left-hand menu. The book will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to save searches and view previous activity. You can search for words from the text in the Oxford English or Latin Dictionary. You can also scan the QR code from every download to generate the book URL.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter title in the contents to begin reading. The chapter will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files by selecting the chapter or section, then clicking on the printer icon on the upper right corner. A PDF of the current chapter or section will open in your browser.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to annotate the text, mark favourites, and save searches and content. You can also download individual pages of search results as a PDF, and track your most recent activity in the current session.

You will be connected through the SpringerNature platform. Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "Download PDF" or "View Chapter" under any chapter title to begin reading or click "Download eBook" to download the full book.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but you'll need an ereader or ereader software on your mobile device to use the EPUB format for books where EPUB is available.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited.

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download some books as a PDF or EPUB file for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can download up to 1,000 search results together as a CSV file. You can also view number of mentions, readers and downloads per title. You can click on references to search directly on Google Scholar. For some older titles, you must download the fulltext to view.

Once connected to a book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter in the table of contents to begin reading. The book will open in your browser.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual journal articles as PDF or PDF Plus files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

No

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to save searches, create alerts, and favorite items. To create an account, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your mailing address. You can download figures and images as PowerPoint slides. You can also access links to related content in other APA books and journals from every book chapter and section.

You will be connected through the Taylor and Francis Platform. Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "Read Online" to read the book in the viewer and advance page by page or click "Download book" to download the full text of the book.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

It varies. Most books are unlimited, but some books allow only one user at a time.

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download ranges of pages as a PDF.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

Most books are available as PDF files, you can download them for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to create lists, save searches, and receive alerts. To create an account, you may need to follow strict password requirements. You can also highlight text to search on Google, or copy to a clipboard. Some titles do not have full in-text search, and some may not have a table of contents.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "Read this Book" to open the reader in your browser and advance page-by-page. Some books must be "borrowed" and cannot be read online. For these books, click "Borrow this e-book" to see if the book is currently available, and click "Download your book here" to send to your Adobe Digital Editions account.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

For borrowable books, you'll need Adobe Digital Editions. To read borrowable books on a mobile device an ereader is required. Bluefire is the recommended free ereader. You can't download and read borrowable books on a public computer.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

It varies. Some books are limited to a single user at one time. For these books, click "Borrow this e-book" to see if the book is available and if unavailable, the date it is due back.

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

The rules vary according to the book. In some cases, you can print or download up to 20% or a single chapter of a given book. In other cases, there are no restrictions on downloading.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

For borrowable books, you can download full titles to Adobe Digital Editions for a 72-hour period.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can save titles to a folder and generate citations. Not all books have full in-text search. For some titles, you can generate and share a URL or QR code of the page that you view.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "Download PDF" or "View Chapter" under any chapter title to begin reading or click "Download eBook" to download the full book.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but you'll need an ereader or ereader software on your mobile device to use the ePub format for books where ePub is available.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

You can download some books as a PDF or ePUB file for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can download up to 1,000 search results together as a CSV file. You can also view number of mentions, readers and downloads per title. You can click on references to search directly on Google Scholar. For some older titles, you must download the fulltext to view.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click "View book online" to read the book in the viewer and advance page by page or click "Download book" to download the full text of the book.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download ranges of pages as a PDF.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

Most books are available as PDF files, you can download them for offline use.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to create lists, save searches, and receive alerts. To create an account, you may need to follow strict password requirements. You can also highlight text to search on Google, or copy to a clipboard.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click the arrows at the bottom right to advance pages or expand the table of contents from the left hand menu to jump to a section.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No, but you'll need Thieme's iPublisher Central Reader and Adobe Air in order to download content for offline use.

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download pages from some books by using the online reader and clicking "Related Media" or "Media Library" in the table of contents to download by section, or clicking the Print icon in the top right-hand corner to print the current page.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

Yes, you can download books once per session for offline use by first downloading the iPublishCentral Reader for Apple and Android.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account in order to create bookshelves, track your last read location, set bookmarks and notes with hyperlinks for the exact page, and write reviews of a book. Some books do not allow full in-text search.

Once connected to the book through the library catalogue, click on any chapter title in the contents and then select the "PDF" tab to begin reading.

Do I need a separate account or special software?

No

How many people can read books in this collection at once?

Unlimited

Can I download or print pages or chapters?

You can print or download individual chapters as PDF files.

Can I download the entire book for offline reading?

A PDF of the full text can be downloaded for off-line reading. The PDF will be downloaded as a .zip file.

Does the collection have any special features?

You can create a personal account to receive alerts, save searches, and favorite books or chpaters. You can search on the platform for chapters of books, but not for books specifically. Not all books have full in-text search.